president obama, governor romney, duking it out for votes in that key state. it will be the battleground we know while voters there are focused on one issue only. >> there is with a lot of jobs slated to start and guys just put the brakes on. a lot of what we're hearing from the industry is it is due to this election. bill: this past weekend we went to ohio. martha: yes you did. bill: you're about to find out what folks there are talking about. it may give us some indication as which way ohio goes in 41 days. martha: so goes the nation perhaps. bill: could be. bill: talks continue in the nfl lockout with the referees but still no word on a deal there. the league has taken some kind of heat after the controversial call by replacement refs on the final play off the monday night game. the losing quarterback, reining nfl, mvp, aaron rogers speaking out. our sport is generated by people coming to watch us play. the product on the field is not being complimented by an appropriate set of officials. the games are getting out of control. end quote. oh, ho. martha: that